Brisbane Roar FC have added another rising star to their roster for the upcoming Hyundai A-League season with the club announcing the signing of 20-year-old attacker Joey Katebian.

Coach John Aloisi is confident that Katebian, a talented footballer with a keen eye for goal, will be an excellent addition to the Roar squad.

“I know Joey [Katebian] from my time at [Melbourne] Victory and he’s a striker who definitely knows where the goal is,” Aloisi said.

“It is great that we are able to give him an opportunity to improve and learn off some very good players within our team.

“Over the coming season I believe he will show what he’s capable of doing and contribute to our team being successful.”

In 2015, Katebian made a name for himself scoring 33 goals in Melbourne Victory’s PS4 NPL VIC campaign, winning Football Federation Victoria’s Players’ Player of the Year and Golden Boot awards.

Katebian (above) has been on trial with the Brisbane Roar during the 2016/17 Hyundai A-League pre-season and featured in last Friday’s clash with Western Sydney Wanderers at CBUS Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.

The 20-year old says he admires the Roar’s style of play and is excited for a new challenge in Brisbane after signing a one-year senior contract.

“There’s always nerves coming into a new side, but I was confident that I could impress the coaching staff because I like watching Brisbane play and I think the set-up suits me,” he said.

“The Roar like to keep the ball, create a lot of chances and they scored a lot of quality goals last season.

“I’m genuinely excited to be here and the focus is now to continue to develop as a footballer and getting game-time.

“I’ve signed for the one year so I’m keen to show the club what I can do and hopefully extend that in the future.”

Aloisi concurs with Katebian’s belief that he will suit the squad’s style of play.

“Joey is comfortable around the box and has scored alot of goals at NPL level.” Aloisi said.

“He’s still young and I hope he can thrive in our environment and improve as a player.

“As a number nine in our style of play and with the quality players we have in our front third, I believe Joey will get plenty of opportunties to show what he can do in the upcoming season.”

The young striker has Hyundai A-League experience after debuting for the Victory against Central Coast Mariners during the 2015/16 season.

Katebian says he is excited by the talent and depth within the Roar squad and says he wants to model his game off his new Brisbane Roar teammate Jamie Maclaren.

“I want to play and model my game off Jamie [Maclaren] up front,” Katebian said.

“He’s clearly a great striker, very agile, scored a lot of goals last season and earned a call up to the Socceroos side.

“We have a number of really good players on the flanks to get the ball into us in the centre and I’m really excited about playing alongside the boys.”